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Data portability is hugely important, empowering individuals to access, transfer, and ultimately control their identity, media, and other forms of personal data. As a steward of considerable amounts of personal information, the federal government is well-positioned to explore how it can offer data portability mechanisms for citizens.

CDT joined in filing an intervention with the French High Court today, arguing that the CNIL’s order for Google to apply delisting of search results globally under the EU’s “Right to be Forgotten” is a dangerous move that imperils freedom of expression and access to information online.

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Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, and YouTube announced their intent to begin collaborating on the removal of terrorist propaganda across their services. CDT is deeply concerned that this joint project will create a precedent for cross-site censorship and will become a target for governments and private actors seeking to suppress speech across the web.